Beginnings

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and up-and-coming comedians, musicians, writers and artists about their earliest creative acts and about other formative childhood experiences.

We're stuck between Christmas and New Year's Eve, folks, so I
thought I'd drop a bonus episode this week! What's a "bonus
episode" of Beginnings? These are episodes that deviate from "let's
talk to a creator I admire about their childhoods" and instead take
a peek behind the curtain of showbiz. As I get deeper into...

On today's episode I talk to TV writer and showrunner Karl Schaefer. Originally from
Downey, CA, Karl has been working in TV since the late 1980s, where
he started off as the creator and showrunner of TV 101. In the
'90s, he created and showran two supernatural programs Eerie,
Indiana and Strange Luck, and then spent...

On today's episode I talk to TV writer Jessica Gao. Originally from
Los Angeles, Jessica began her TV writing career in the world of
animation, working on shows like Nickelodeon's The Mighty B and
Kung Fu Panda, as well as live action shows for both Nickelodeon
and The Disney Channel. In 2014, Jessica wrote for Silicon...

On today's episode I talk to comics writer and artist Sina Grace. Based in Los Angeles,
Sina is the author and illustrator of a number of books for Image
Comics including Self-Obsessed, Not My Bag, and Nothing Lasts
Forever. He acts as the artist for Shaun Steven Struble's cult hit,
The Li'l Depressed Boy, and handles...

On today's episode I talk to writer and painter Steve Dildarian.
Originally from New Jersey, Steve spent many years as an
advertising executive and created a number of well-known campaigns
including the "Budweiser Lizards". In 2006, Steve created an
animated short film called Angry Unpaid Hooker, which won
the...

About the Podcast

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and on-their-way-up comedians, musicians, writers, artists and thinkers about their earliest creative acts, their formative childhood experiences, and how they've developed both creatively and emotionally over the years. Beginnings is part therapy, part philosophy and almost all fascinating (95% according to FDA studies).